Analytical chemistry – Page 54
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ResearchKeeping lipstick evidence in the bag
Clues on tissues, drinking glasses or cigarette butts give vibrational fingerprints but can avoid contamination
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News
Forensic science service closure criticised
UK science and technology committee warns that crimes may go unsolved thanks to underfunding and outdated technology
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ReviewThe ABC of GCs
How do you decide what gas chromatograph is right for your lab? Elisabeth Jeffries looks at what’s on the market
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ReviewSpectrometry for the masses
Mass spectrometers are speeding up and shrinking. Elisabeth Jeffries looks at what’s on the market
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FeatureA forensic injustice?
Jon Evans examines how the closure of the Forensic Science Service has affected justice and science in the UK
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NewsChemistry laureate Jerome Karle dies
Joint winner of the 1985 Nobel prize in chemistry dies at the age of 94
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NewsFrench convinced sarin used in Syria
Labs in France and the UK have both confirmed the presence of the nerve agent in biological samples
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ResearchDigitally unrolling historical scrolls
X-ray tomography can unroll and read parchment scrolls that have become stuck together.
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ResearchPolymer ‘nano-suit’ protects insects from vacuum
Discovery could revolutionise electron microscopy by letting scientists examine living organisms
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NewsMassachusetts crime lab scandal explodes
A second Massachusetts state chemist has been charged with evidence tampering after more than 300 convicted inmates have been released
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Business
Court convicts ex-Aptuit researcher over drug data
Altered liquid chromatography results at Scottish site lead to first successful good lab practice prosecution
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FeatureTiny insights
Chemists and materials scientists are adopting a range of three-dimensional imaging techniques to reveal structural secrets. Andy Extance looks inside their work
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FeaturePhenome Centre goes for gold
Andy Extance finds out how British researchers are turning Olympic anti-doping facilities into a world-leading facility to understand the links between metabolism, chemicals and health